# 2008 in American soccer

The 2008 season was the 96th year of competitive soccer in the United States.

## National team
### Men
#### Senior

| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 9 | 3 | 2 |
The home team or the team that is designated as the home team is listed in the left column; the away team is in the right column.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Women
#### Senior

| Wins | Losses | Draws |
| 33 | 1 | 2 |
The United States Women's National Soccer Team was coached by Pia Sundhage.

##### International friendlies
## Major League Soccer
### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Columbus Crew (C, S) | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 57 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 51 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 46 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Chivas USA | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 43 | North American SuperLiga |
| 5 | New England Revolution | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 43 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 42 | North American SuperLiga |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 40 | |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 38 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 43 | 51 | −8 | 37 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 36 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 35 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 33 | |
* ↑ As winners of the 2009 Canadian Championship

### Playoffs

| Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | MLS Cup 2008 | MLS Cup 2008 | MLS Cup 2008 |
| E1 | Columbus Crew | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| E4 | Kansas City Wizards | 1 | 0 | E1 | Columbus Crew | 2 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | Columbus Crew | 2 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E2 | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | |
| E3 | New England Revolution | 0 | 0 | E2 | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | |
| E2 | Chicago Fire | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
| E2 | Chicago Fire | 0 | 3 | | | | E1 | Columbus Crew | 3 |
| | | | | | | | W4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 |
| W1 | Houston Dynamo | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | W4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 |
| W4 | New York Red Bulls$^1$ | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| W4 | New York Red Bulls$^1$ | 1 | 3 | W4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W4 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W3 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | | | |
| W3 | Real Salt Lake | 1 | 2 | W3 | Real Salt Lake | 0 | | | |
| W2 | Chivas USA | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
$^1$ The New York Red Bulls earned the eighth and final playoff berth, despite finishing fifth in the Eastern Conference. They represent the fourth seed in the Western Conference playoff bracket, as only three teams in the Western Conference qualified for the playoffs.

### MLS Cup
## USL First Division
### Table

Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs  First round of playoffs
| Pos | Club | Pts | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | H2H Pts |
| 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 54 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 23 | +20 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 53 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 28 | +6 |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 42 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 33 | 28 | +5 |
| 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 41$^†$ | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 32 | +3 |
| 5 | Charleston Battery | 40 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 36 | −2 | CHA: 4 pts SEA: 4 pts |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders | 40 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 36 | +1 | CHA: 4 pts SEA: 4 pts |
| 7 | Minnesota Thunder | 39 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 38 | +2 |
| 8 | Carolina RailHawks | 37 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 43 | −9 |
| 9 | Miami FC | 34 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 34 | −6 | MIA: 7 pts ATL: 1 pt |
| 10 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 34 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 50 | −13 | MIA: 7 pts ATL: 1 pt |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 31 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 33 | −7 |
$^†$ Rochester deducted 1 point for use of an ineligible player on August 10, 2008

### Playoffs

Teams will be re-seeded for semifinal matchups
| First round September 26/28 | First round September 26/28 | First round September 26/28 | First round September 26/28 | First round September 26/28 | Semifinals October 3/5 | Semifinals October 3/5 | Semifinals October 3/5 | Semifinals October 3/5 | Semifinals October 3/5 | Final October 12 | Final October 12 | Final October 12 |
| 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders (AET) | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Rochester Rhinos | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Charleston Battery | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Charleston Battery | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Montreal Impact | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Montreal Impact | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| 7 | Minnesota Thunder | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

### Final
## USL Second Division
### Table

| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Charlotte Eagles | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 15 | +30 | 44 |
| 2 | Richmond Kickers | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 44 |
| 3 | Cleveland City Stars | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 37 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 34 |
| 5 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 31 |
| 6 | Western Mass Pioneers | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 20† |
| 7 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 18 |
| 9 | Bermuda Hogges | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 50 | -29 | 17 |
| 10 | Real Maryland Monarchs | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 51 | -36 | 10† |
† Western Mass and Real Maryland deducted 1 point

### Playoffs

| Quarterfinals August 13 | Quarterfinals August 13 | Quarterfinals August 13 | Semifinals August 16 | Semifinals August 16 | Semifinals August 16 | Final August 23 | Final August 23 | Final August 23 |
| | | | 1 | Charlotte Eagles | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Crystal Palace Baltimore (AET/PK) | 2 (7) | 4 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 2 (6) | | | | 1 | Charlotte Eagles | 1 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Cleveland City Stars | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Cleveland City Stars | 4 | 3 | Cleveland City Stars(AET) | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Western Mass Pioneers | 2 | | | | | | |

### Final
## Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup

| Third round July 1 | Third round July 1 | Third round July 1 | Quarterfinals July 8 | Quarterfinals July 8 | Quarterfinals July 8 | Semifinals August 12 | Semifinals August 12 | Semifinals August 12 | | Final September 3 | Final September 3 | Final September 3 |
| MLS | D.C. United | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL-1 | Rochester Rhinos | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL-1 | Rochester Rhinos | 0 | MLS | D.C. United (aet) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chicago Fire | 4 | MLS | Chicago Fire | 1 | | | | | | | |
| USL-2 | Cleveland City Stars | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL-2 | Cleveland City Stars | 1 | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 1 | | | | |
| MLS | New England Revolution | 3 | | | | | | | MLS | New England Revolution | 1 | | | | |
| USL-2 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL-2 | Richmond Kickers | 0 | MLS | New England Revolution (p) | 1 (5) | | | | | | | |
| | | | USL-2 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 1 (3) | | | | | | | |
| USL-2 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 2 | USL-2 | Crystal Palace Baltimore | 1 (3) | | | | | | | |
| MLS | New York Red Bulls | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | New York Red Bulls | 0 | | | | | | | | MLS | D.C. United | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 1 |
| MLS | FC Dallas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 1 |
| USL-1 | Miami FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| USL-1 | Miami FC | 1 | MLS | FC Dallas | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 3 | | | | | | | |
| USL-1 | Charleston Battery (p) | 1 (4) | USL-1 | Charleston Battery | 3 | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Houston Dynamo | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Houston Dynamo | 1 (3) | | | | USL-1 | Charleston Battery (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| | | | | | | USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 1 (3) | | | | |
| USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 2 | | | | | | | USL-1 | Seattle Sounders | 1 (3) | | | | |
| MLS | Chivas USA | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Chivas USA | 0 | USL-1 | Seattle Sounders (p) | 0 (6) | | | | | | | |
| | | | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 0 (5) | | | | | | | |
| USL-1 | Carolina RailHawks | 2 | MLS | Kansas City Wizards | 0 (5) | | | | | | | |
| MLS | Kansas City Wizards (aet) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final
## American clubs in international competitions

| Club | Competition | Final round |
| Houston Dynamo | 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League | Quarterfinals |
| Houston Dynamo | 2008 North American SuperLiga | Final |
| Houston Dynamo | 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship | Final |
| New England Revolution | 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League | Preliminary round |
| New England Revolution | 2008 North American SuperLiga | Winner |
| D.C. United | 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage |
| D.C. United | 2008 North American SuperLiga | Group stage |
| Chivas USA | 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League | Preliminary round |
| Chivas USA | 2008 North American SuperLiga | Group stage |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship | Third place |